"Three."
"How long is it since your husband died?"
"Four years."
"Now, if you want to take your cousin in your house you must prove that you'll be able to support him until he gets work, and show enough money to assure the United States that he will not become a public charge. How do you make a living? How much are you earning a week?"
"I—I—I," she stammered, "I make a living."
"How?" I insisted.
"I sell whisky, tea, coffee, powder, toothpaste."
"Well, how much do you make a week?"
"Well, well, I make a living."
"But to keep a cousin you must make more than a living—more than you need."